Allahabad


a city in SE Uttar Pradesh, in N India, on the Ganges.
Historical Examples

He was, however, no whit the wiser when he reached the Ganges and hastily sought the telegraph station at Allahabad.
A Fascinating Traitor Richard Henry Savage

In 1887 he joined the editorial staff of The Allahabad Pioneer.
The Short-story William Patterson Atkinson

All this while the Fort at Allahabad was in imminent danger.
India Under British Rule James Talboys Wheeler

Fall of fish that had occurred in the neighborhood of Allahabad, India.
The Book of the Damned Charles Fort

He refused to ask himself what he would do if Allahabad were in the hands of the rebels.
The Red Year Louis Tracy

He agreed to supply them with food and send them to Allahabad in boats.
Following the Equator, Complete Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

We were fired at again by match-lockmen, and changed direction for Allahabad.
Following the Equator, Complete Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

The only entrance to Allahabad in that direction was by a bridge over the Jumna.
India Under British Rule James Talboys Wheeler

I have already mentioned the desolation I saw on my visit to Allahabad at the end of 1857.
Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 James Kennedy

There was a march of 120 miles between Allahabad and Cawnpore.
India Under British Rule James Talboys Wheeler

noun
a city in N India, in SE Uttar Pradesh at the confluence of the Ganges and Jumna Rivers: Hindu pilgrimage centre. Pop: 990 298 (2001)

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